🧵 (1/13) THREAD on the House settlement, the SCORE Act, the NCAA’s push toward a salary / revenue-sharing cap, and how a hard cap will lead to MORE transfers, more chaos, and more problems:
1/ Roster continuity is something everyone claims to value in college sports — the NCAA, conferences, fans, coaches, players, and agents alike. Stability matters. It builds culture, identity, development, and fan connection.
Mar 28, 2024 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Tip for NIL collectives: it is possible to sign college athletes to multi year deals with buyouts.
Player X is a freshman in the portal with 3 to play. He wants a 3 year guaranteed deal. You want to make sure he doesn’t blow up and leave after one year.
How to make it work:
3 year deal fully guaranteed
Ex:
Year 1: $125,000
Year 2: $150,000
Year 3: $200,000
Each of these years are essentially player options, because he can always enter the portal. The player’s value is protected, but the school isn’t.
However, there’s a way to fix that…
Dec 18, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Earlier this week, Tyrell Terry retired from the game of basketball at 22 years old.
I was Tyrell’s agent. Give me a minute to unravel all this power.
Thread: (1/7)
In 2020, Tyrell was picked 31st in the NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, making Ty the first draft pick I’d officially represent in my young career.
He signed a $6m contract, we celebrated like brothers, and just two years later, he’s stepping away from the game for good. (2/7)
